Growing gooseberries without chemicals: watering, fertilizing

  • Dec 24, 2019
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To obtain an abundant harvest of delicious gooseberries, not necessarily to resort to chemicals. Regular organic fertilizing gooseberry will grow without chemistry.

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Growing gooseberries. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

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first fertilizing

First fertilizing is necessary usually the beginning of April. It will require potato purification (1 liter), wood ash (1 cup) and water (10 L). The water was brought to a boil, it is added in potato peelings, stirred and covered with a lid. Capacity carefully wrapped with a blanket and leave to infuse in a warm place. The liquid should cool to about 50 ° C. After this, the infusion add ashes and begin the procedure. Watering is carried out has not yet cooled down when the swelling buds on the bush.

Fertilizing gooseberry. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Fertilizing gooseberry. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
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The second top dressing

The next time you make organics in the period of flowering shrubs. To do this, use of crop residues fertilizer with the addition of rotted manure or poultry manure fermented. Solution watered the bushes at the rate of 1 bucket 1 culture. Such means also may be treated with the leaves. This will help to protect the culture of powdery mildew - Part gooseberries disease.

third dressing

The subsequent procedure is carried out at a time when the bushes begin to tie berries. This time is also used infusion of herbs. To make it suitable for various herbs (nettle, camomile, tansy, horsetail, etc.), And mixtures thereof. Plants can be gathered from the kitchen garden, the main thing - to do so even before the seeds to them. The grass is crushed, put in a plastic container and pour warm water to ¾. After the container is closed and leave to infuse for 3-7 days, stirring daily. fermentation time will depend on weather conditions. During warmer months, the process is quite fast. When the infusion becomes dark in color, foam and acquire an unpleasant odor, it can be used. But before showering herbal mixture bushes, it is necessary to drain and diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 9. On 1 shrub requires 1 bucket of herbal infusion.

Harvest of gooseberry. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Harvest of gooseberry. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

fourth fertilizing

Gathering berries gooseberries, you can proceed to the next stage of fertilizing - to make vermicompost. It needs to be pre-diluted with water according to the instructions and leave to infuse for a day. Vermicompost contains nutrients, macro- and microelements and vitamins. He not only heals the soil, but also contributes to a better dew bush and the development of its root system, increases the resistance to various diseases and improves the taste of the fruit.

fifth fertilizing

Last season in the procedure is carried out in October. It must prepare the bushes for the winter. At this time, need to compost, which is entered at the root of the rate of 2 to 1 bucket scrub.

5-step fertilizing gooseberry is needed in the first year of life culture. This will help her enough to get stronger and gain strength. In the following seasons to make organics as possible, but for several years under the bushes enough to lay mulch. For example, of the chopped herbs, mixed with ash and peel potatoes or only of potato leaves. If a thick layer of mulch bed (10 cm), then watered gooseberry often not required. In particularly hot and dry periods, the bush will be watered no more than 1 time per week.

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